Major fungi collection centres in India, include the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Madras University, Chennai, Lucknow University, Uttar

Industrial pollution can cause genetic alteration in species

The issue of genetic resources today has apparently introduced a new dimension to national security . Though some scientists are making desperate attempts to develop protection models, the government and the official scientific establishment prefers to

Inventorising genetic resources is the only key to stopping piracy by other countries. But the Indian scientific establishment remains unresponsive

Calauit island, the island reserve legacy of Ferdinand Marcos, the former president of Philippines, has become a killing field for African wildlife. Animal species including eight species

Ruthenium Iinked DNA strands can make genetic testing cheap enough to be commonly employed

The contentious issue of management, utilisation and conservation of bioresources was sought to be resolved in 1992 with the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the Rio Summit.

Romantic behaviour has more to do with environmental influences than heredity, according to a study by behavioural geneticists at the University of California, Davis, US. The finding comes as a

A POTENTIAL threat to barley and other crops is the proposal that countries pay royalties for plant genetic materials used to create commercial varieties. Even as debate continues on the issue,

CHEERS! But be warned, the champagne in your glass may actually be a genetically engineered brew. A team of French researchers at a research centre run by champagne manufacturers

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